Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-11-19
CURI0sITTEs OF EMIGRATION STATS
TICS.

III lNNtlib WIN DUlOl'Cdii
ton issued by the Department Of State
reveals many curious and interesting facts,
even in the course Of rapid survey. A
few of these as they impressed us in a pre-
fatory glance at the volume may be pre-
scented as drawn from the tables and dia-
grams given. For convenience let us sup
pose the proportion of occupations repre-
sented by emigrants to the United States
to be illustrated as follows: If we sup
pose line eight and three-eighths inches
in length to be divided into 1874 equal
parts, the aggregate will represent the
maximum and one-sixteenth Of an inch
the minimum of given trade or occupa-
tion-miners they making the largest
showing represented by emigrants.
With this improvised scale then, we
find Germany has sent us of blacksmiths
the proportion represented by line So
sixteenths in length, as against II from
England, from Ireland, s from Scotland,
s from Sweden, and Denmark Z, Russia 6,
Austria 5, Norway 4, Italy 5.
Ofbutchers Germany has sent us total
represented by 81 sixteenths England II,
Russial6, Switzerland 4, and other nations
from 9 to 5.
OF carpenters Germany has contributed
to our population an aggregate represented
by a line 125 sixteenths in length as
against one 119 sixteenths in length from
the United Kingdom, England go, SCOT
land 40, Sweden %, Ireland "a, Denmark
IA, Italy IS.
OF cabinet-makers the United Kingdom
6, England 4, Germany and Scotland the
proportion of each.
OF miners England sent lis the proper
ton Of l34 sixteenths, to So from Hungary,
81 from Scotland, 80 from Italy, Is from
Germany, II from Wales and from
France
Of shoemakers, Germany 81, to "a from
Italy, % from the United Kingdom and s
from Sweden
OF painters, Germany has sent us in
the proportion of "a sixteenths of the line
to IA from England, from Ireland, from
Denmark, Italy and Norway each, and 5
from Russia.
Of gardeners, Germany gave us a total
represented by 20 parts of the line, to II
for the United Kingdom, 10 for England,
4 for Ireland, 2 for France and Switzer-
land each
Ofpriuters, the United Kingdom gave
us the proportion 25 parts of the line, to 5
from Germany
OF masons the United Kingdom sent us
an aggregate represented by 9S parts of the
SCALE to SO from Germany, II from Italy,
and Z from Sweden.
OF tailors. Germany's proportion is as 66
is to 90 for Russia, 81 for the United
Kingdom, ri for the Italy, % for Aus
tria, Is for Poland, II for Sweden, 6 plus
for ireland, plus for Scotland, ) plus
FIR Hungary, for Bohemia, plus for
Norway.
tiermaay gave us twice as many watch
makers as Switzerland; three time, as
many rs Kussia, and five times as MANY as
France. OF saddlers, Germany has sent
us more than times as many as England,
times as many as Russia, and S times
rs many as Bohemia
In 1920, the total cmigrants and in
coming alien passengers into the United
States from Europe, was but 1851. In
1926 it had risen to 9,751; jumped in
1927 to 1919, and in 1928 to 24,729. 1t
declined in 1929 to IL, 523 and 1880 to 1927
By 1886, by regular ascending steps. the
total reached 71,039. 1t fell off to 34.O70
in 1888, and raised to SO,126 in 1910. In
1915 it reached 100. sol, and in 1850. 3Os.-
32S. In 1854 the total was 405, 542, when
it fell off to 1S6,OS3 in 1856. With auct
uations from 1856 TO 1861 it reached the
low level of 81 200, but by 1869 had recov-
cred so that the influx was 1854. 1t
fell off for two years rallied for two more.
fell to 20S,059 in 1874, and to 114.54S in
1876, and the remarkable minimum of o. |
19l in the year 1877. From 1868 the |
include emigrants only, and ex-
clude alien passengers. The showing from
1878, is as follows: 1878, 11l,3S7; 1879, !
1s42l1; 1880, 1906; 1881, SOC. 1881 +;
1882 6oS,OS6; 1883, 49S, 497; 1884, 4O7,-
GOO; 1885, S27, 2o2; 1856, S4,2OS.
As illustrative of the movement of labor,
skilled and otherwise toward this country.
and the character of the emigration. the |
report from which we extract these exhib-
bits is the most instructive document vet
Issued upon the subject of emigration.
Between 1873 and 1856, inclusive of both
years, the total emigration, classified bv
occupation, gives these exhibits
Professional, Sl,SOS; skilled, 5S73i9
occupation not stated, 12S.7sa.
withou; occupation, :, 1896, lsS; miscellane-
Gus, 2O5,2 29. Thus, excluding the figures
! e .resenting occupation not stated" the
of the totals is as follows: Pro-
fessional, esq per cent; skilled, 1O.9; mis-
ceiianeous, .S0; without occupation, 4S.1
PR cent. The percentage of the emil
grants without occupation has varied but
little from 1878 to date, ranging from SIG
to 413
In the year 1884, one not marked bv am
exceptional migration, the twelve leading
nations of Europe gave US 567 ,5SS emf
grants, and Of these the United Kingdom
md Germany supplied nearly 20 per
.ent. 1t is not our purpose at this
lime 20 analyze the figures here presented.